Author: Chris Hawkins
Publisher:
Published: 1990-04
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781871608106
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Anthony P Sayer
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Published: 2024-07-04
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 1399045067
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The British Railways ‘Pilot Scheme’ orders of 1955 included six Type 2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the North British Locomotive Co., these being introduced during 1959 for use on the Western Region. Without operational experience, a further fifty-two locomotives were delivered between 1959 and 1962. The fleet survived intact until 1968, when approximately half of the class was withdrawn as a result of declining traffic levels across the UK, with successive National Traction Plans progressively selecting the less successful, non-standard and ‘numerically challenged’ classes for removal from traffic. All fifty-eight locomotives were withdrawn by New Years Day, 1972. This book, the first of two, sets the scene surrounding the short history of the Class 22s covering the introduction of the fleet, technical aspects, appearance design, delivery and acceptance testing, works histories and allocations. Detailed individual histories of each of the fifty-eight locomotives are included.
Author: David Dunn
Publisher: Steam Memories on Shed : 1950's-1960's
Published: 2018-03
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781909625839
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Roger Holden
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 0995697728
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This well illustrated book is the first comprehensive study of the weaving sector of the Lancashire cotton industry to be published. The focus is on the development of weaving mills against the background of the economic development and organisation of the industry. Hand loom weaving was carried out in domestic premises or small workshops. Early power looms were installed in multi-storey mills combined with spinning, the characteristic form of single storey shed with north-light roof used solely for weaving developing later. The construction, power systems and layout of these mills are considered in detail. The book is based on original research looking at both the mills themselves and documentary sources, including plans and company records.